Bet you didn’t know that there’s one guy behind some of indie rock’s coolest videos of Warpaint, Sebadoh, Best Coast, Lou Barlow and Swervedriver. Here’s the Top 11 favourite videos made by Adam Harding, filmmaker, and leader of the band Dumb Numbers.

You can depend on Dinosaur Jr to bleed your ears out in a great way, but you can’t expect every show to be locked in, tight. September 30 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver was once such. Good to see old friends again.

As the Tragically Hip embark on their last-ever tour, I reflect back on the importance of this Canadian institution, the notion of connection in music and how The Hip have framed so many of our histories.

Fighting the good fight, sonic defenders and incomparable instrumentalists Mogwai ended their North American tour at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on May 25, bringing with them an orchestral onslaught. Here’s what happened.

Graphic novelist and odball genius Alan Moore has a new project out called “Unearthing.” It’s cool, it’s creepy, and it’s got music from Stuart from Mogwai, Mike Patton from Faith No More and DoseOne. Backstagerider talks to do DoseOne and Stuart about the project, the music, the backstory and their favourite Moore comics.

What’s Stuart Braithwaite’s favourite Mogwai song? Are they louder than Dinosaur Jr? If the universe were to implode in on itself taking with it every guitar effects pedal except for one, which one would Braithwaite choose? Find out the answers.